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2. Who are you really looking forward to seeing this Christmas? Who do you wish was going to be there? Who will you miss? Who are you really looking forward to seeing this Christmas? Who do you wish was going to be there? Who will you miss?

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5. Jesus came for every kind of person just as he came from every kind of person Because... every kind of person needs Jesus Jesus came for every kind of person just as he came from every kind of person Because... every kind of person needs Jesus

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7. Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth Matthew 1:5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth Matthew 1:5

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9. But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” Ruth 1:16-17

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11. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:22-23 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:22-23

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13. John Paraclete - the one who comes right beside us John Paraclete - the one who comes right beside us

14. John Paraclete - the one who comes right beside us Ruth Naomi arrived in Bethlehem accompanied by Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law John Paraclete - the one who comes right beside us Ruth Naomi arrived in Bethlehem accompanied by Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law

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16. The story of ‘being with’

17. Moses & the Exodus The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus

18. The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23

19. The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus

20. The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus Deuteronomy 6 The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus Deuteronomy 6

21. The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus Deuteronomy 6 Sending the Disciples The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus Deuteronomy 6 Sending the Disciples

22. The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus Deuteronomy 6 Sending the Disciples The Great Commission The story of ‘being with’ Moses & the Exodus Psalm 23 Road to Emmaus Deuteronomy 6 Sending the Disciples The Great Commission

23. The story of ‘being with’ Adam The story of ‘being with’ Adam

24. The story of ‘being with’ Adam “What kind of God notices loneliness?” The story of ‘being with’ Adam “What kind of God notices loneliness?”

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26. Live by Faith Known by Love Voice of Hope Live by Faith Known by Love Voice of Hope

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31. Emmanuel God with us Emmanuel God with us

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